{"id":209892,"date":"2026-02-10T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alandalusia.org\/?p=209892"},"modified":"2026-02-14T19:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:33:07","slug":"ramadan-2026-a-month-to-stop-and-get-back-to-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/ramadan-2026-a-month-to-stop-and-get-back-to-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan 2026: a month to stop and get back to basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-210240 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27349%27%20height%3D%27349%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20349%20349%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27349%27%20height%3D%27349%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-scaled.jpg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"560\">With the arrival of a new month of Ramadan, <strong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"330\">the Islamic University of Spain Al-Andalusia<\/strong> welcomes a particularly significant time for the Muslim community. A month that invites <strong data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"453\">reflection<\/strong>to the <strong data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"484\">spiritual self-care<\/strong> and to renew our relationship with Allah from awareness and sincerity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"930\">Ramadan is not only a change in our schedules or in our diet. It is, above all, an opportunity to <strong data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"701\">review the course<\/strong>It is a month to stop in the midst of the daily rhythm and ask ourselves how we live our faith, our relationships and our time. It is a month that reminds us that true growth does not always lie in doing more, but in <strong data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"929\">do better<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"1273\">From the University, we would like to encourage our students and the community to face this Ramadan with <strong data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1063\">realism and consistency<\/strong>We are not about accumulating goals that are difficult to maintain, but about choosing the right ones. It is not a question of accumulating objectives that are difficult to maintain, but rather of choosing <strong data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1211\">achievable goals<\/strong> that can become lasting habits beyond the month.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1336\"><strong data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1335\">Some simple tips to make the most of this time<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1794\">\n<li data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1414\">\n<p data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1414\"><strong data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1362\">Taking care of the intention<\/strong> and start the month with clear and achievable goals.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1523\">\n<p data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1523\"><strong data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1461\">Set aside a daily time for the Qur'an<\/strong>and protect it as an essential space.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1653\">\n<p data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1653\"><strong data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1579\">Paying attention to our daily decisions<\/strong>to what we hear, see and say, cultivating a greater awareness.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1794\">\n<p data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1794\"><strong data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1680\">Character work<\/strong>We need to be patient and empathetic, understanding that fasting is also reflected in the way we treat others.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1988\">Ramadan is a month that trains us to live with <strong data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"1900\">more presence, more responsibility and more consistency<\/strong>. A time in which the path to personal and spiritual improvement is made easier for us.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2228\">From the Islamic University of Spain Al-Andalusia, <strong data-start=\"2044\" data-end=\"2146\">We wish the entire community a Ramadan full of clarity, sincere effort and inner growth.<\/strong>. May this month be a source of good that accompanies us well beyond its days.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2253\"><strong data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2250\">Ramadan mubarak.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the arrival of a new month of Ramadan, the Islamic University of Spain Al-Andalusia welcomes a particularly significant time for the Muslim community. A month that invites reflection, spiritual self-care and to renew our relationship with Allah from awareness and sincerity. Ramadan is not only a change in our schedules or in our diet. It is, above all, an opportunity to review our course, to stop in the midst of the daily rhythm and ask ourselves how we live our faith, our relationships and our time. It is a month that reminds us that real growth is not always <a href=\"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/ramadan-2026-a-month-to-stop-and-get-back-to-basics\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":210240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,6,48],"tags":[277,270],"class_list":["post-209892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articulos","category-instituto","category-noticias","tag-educacion-islamica","tag-universidad-al-andalusia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209892"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210242,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209892\/revisions\/210242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}